†Bishanopliosaurus youngi Dong 1980 (plesiosaur)
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Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Rhomaleosauridae
Full reference: Z.-M. Dong. 1980. A new Plesiosauria from the Lias of Sichuan Basin. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 18(3):191-197
Belongs to Bishanopliosaurus according to T. Sato et al. 2003
See also Dong 1980
Sister taxon: Bishanopliosaurus zigongensis
Type specimen: IVPP V5869, a set of vertebrae. Its type locality is Tuanbaopo, Gaoqiao, which is in a Toarcian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Ziliujing Formation of China.
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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